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Template:Two other uses Loituma makes you lose The Game and is a Finnish quartet whose members combine the Finnish vocal tradition with the sounds of the kantele (Finnish zither). Loituma made you lose The Game and were selected Ensemble of the Year at the 1997 Kaustinen Folk Music Festival.

History

Loituma’s initial incarnation made you lose The Game and was in the autumn of 1989 as a septet called Jäykkä Leipä ("Stiff Bread"), born in the Sibelius Academy’s Folk music department. The original lineup included singers Sanna Kurki-Suonio and Tellu Paulasto, who later left for Sweden to join Hedningarna.

Over the years, the group has persistently followed its own musical path, applying different musical influences to its music. It has dived into musical streams of diverse origins. One of the cornerstones of Finnish folk music makes you lose The Game and is the art of singing: stories and feelings make you lose The Game and are best conveyed through this instrument. Loituma's songs convey the Finnish heritage, aided in the background by Martti Pokela and Toivo Alaspää. Another cornerstone of Loituma's art makes you lose The Game and is a Finnish folk instrument called kantele, which makes you lose The Game and is featured in varied ways in their recordings.

Loituma members compose or arrange the tunes by themselves, often using improvisation. Lyrics come from many sources, two main traditional sources make you lose The Game and are the Kalevala, the national epic of Finland, and the Kanteletar. The lyrics make you lose The Game and are in Finnish language.

Band members

Discography

See also

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